What color is #7E645F?

#7E645F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E645F?

The RGB value is 126, 100, 95: 126 red, 100 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E645F?

The complementary color is #5F797E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E645F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E645F color

#7E645F rgb(126, 100, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E645F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 39.2% green and 37.3% blue (126, 100, 95).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 25% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#7E645F color codes

HEX	`#7E645F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 100, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 39.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.77, 9.62, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.77, 11.79, 35.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.227, 14.377, 12.797)`
Decimal	`8283231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E645F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7E645F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E645F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7E645F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e645f; }
.text { color: #7e645f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e645f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 100 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e645f, #7e745f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7E645F?: #7E645F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E645F?: The RGB value is 126, 100, 95: 126 red, 100 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E645F?: The complementary color is #5F797E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E645F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.